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The Pill for HIV: No, really, this is a bad idea
Posted by ERV on May 14, 2012 So some panel at the FDA just approved this antiretroviral drug, Truvada– they say its okay to prescribe this drug for HIV negative people to keep them from getting HIV. Im going to this news the nicest way possible: I think there were a lot of MDs, and very few PhDs, on this FDA review…
GMO CTLs vs HIV
Posted by ERV on April 17, 2012 This is just another excuse to poke fun at the stupidity of Creationists– Creationists try to lecture us all the time about how ‘perfect’ our immune system is. How wonderful and precise and intelligently designed it is obviously points towards the existence of a creator god (aka the Christian god). Well, if our immune system…
The Pill for HIV: A bad idea, actually
Posted by ERV on February 16, 2012 Conceptually, having something like The Pill anyone could take every day to prevent HIV-1 infections would be a good idea. Take some kind of preventative antretrovirals when you are sexually active and feel you are ‘at risk’, maybe prevent some new HIV-1 infections. We had hopes that an antiretroviral drug Tenofovir would work in precisely…
HIV-2 Vpx vs Behe (everyone wants in on the action)
Posted by ERV on February 14, 2012 Hey, do you all remember Michael Behe? Dude was for real ‘famous’ a while back (not just ‘Christian famous’). He went on talk shows and news programs (including the Colbert Report) to talk about his personal brand of Creationism, Intelligent Design. Unfortunately, things ‘didnt go as planned’ with Intelligent Design. The courts didnt buy ID,…
Tennessee senator not concerned about dead babies, women, or men. If they were HIV+, they werent ‘regular’ anyway.
Posted by ERV on January 30, 2012 Im glad none of you accused me of joking or exaggerating when I told this story: A *very* common exchange I have with the general public regarding HIV-1: Person– Where did HIV-1 come from? Me– HIV-1 is related to a virus we can find in African primates, SIV. SIV crossed over from chimpanzees to the…
HIV Snake Oil ‘cure’ leads to arrests in Uganda
Posted by ERV on January 24, 2012 We in the skeptic community like to make fun of naturopaths and homeopaths and all the snake oil salesmen out there. While its a good ol laugh here in the West, if not nostalgic, the damage these charlatans can do in other parts of the world is not funny at all. Long-time readers of SciBlogs…
Gene therapy for HIV/AIDS prevention
Posted by ERV on December 13, 2011 Once you are infected with HIV-1, you are screwed. Yes, we have antiretroviral therapies, but you will never be cured. You will never be free from the virus. And there is always a chance that the virus you are infected with will become resistant to the antiretroviral drugs used (this isnt just a distant chance,…
Mary Magee is Jane Doe.
Posted by ERV on December 12, 2011 While you all are having a good time making fun of PZ Myers for bravely outing a dead Russian (damn zombie trolls!), I figured it would be a good time to talk about Anons in HIV World. Okay, so, I do HIV-1 research. The first thing everyone says when I mention this is “Oh my…
Tenofovir fail
Posted by ERV on November 29, 2011 One problem we have to deal with in HIV-1 world (of the many problems we have to deal with) is that no one is ‘cured’ of HIV/AIDS (except this guy). So people who are infected go on to infect more people, who go on to infect more people, who go on to infect more people……
HIV-1 Denial News
Posted by ERV on November 23, 2011 Do you want the good news first, or the bad news? I like to get the bad news first, usually, because then the good news can cheer me up. So, the bad news: Kim Bannon has Passed Away (back-story on Kim Bannon) HIV-1 Denial claimed another life. It was reported that (HIV-1 positive) HIV-1 Denier…